Awarding Qualifications in

2021

Evidence Guide for Year 12 & 13 Courses Assessed Summer 2021

Summary of the process - infographics

Your hard work over the duration of your course deserves to be recognised. This guide will

give you an overview of the process school will use and which pieces of work will form the

evidence base for the grade awarded to you by school this summer.

Overview of process

Pupils who have missed assessments through no fault of their own will be supported to complete

additional pieces at the same tier. This should be rare; excellent attendance is expected.

Collection of Assessment Evidence

TIER 1 EVIDENCE TIER 2 EVIDENCE

Collected in school, from

September 2020, under controlled

conditions.

Access arrangements in place.

80% of final grade 20% of final grade

Candidate numbers only on

papers. Internally & externally

moderated.

Exam board mark schemes

Assessments could come from:

• December PPE

• Coursework

• In class assessments

• Final assessment windows

o w/c 26th April

o 19th-25th May

Final deadline for submission of

grades to exam boards June 18th

Assessments could come from

• December PPE

• Coursework

• In class assessments

• Final assessment windows

if not used as tier 1

Collected in school, from

September 2020, under controlled

conditions.

Art A Level

Evidence base:

TIER 1 EVIDENCE – 80% TIER 2 EVIDENCE – 20%

CW Portfolio AO5 Related study 20% Sept- Oct 2020

CW Portfolio AO1 Develop 20% Oct –Dec 2020

CW Portfolio AO3 Record 20% Oct-Nov 2020

CW Portfolio AO2 Refine 20% Jan-March 2021

CW Portfolio AO4 Present 20% April-May 2021

Biology A Level

Evidence base:

TIER 1 EVIDENCE – 80% TIER 2 EVIDENCE – 20%

March Assessment + Essay after Easter (Thursday 22nd April)

December PPE paper 1

Paper 1 – Thursday 29th April 65minutes (see checklist topics)

October Assessment

Paper 2 – Thursday 20th May

90 minutes (see checklist topics)

Business A Level Evidence base:

TIER 1 EVIDENCE – 80% TIER 2 EVIDENCE – 20%

Component 1 – 1 hour and 30 minutes. Thursday 29th April

Component 2 – 40 minutes Wednesday 31st March

The following topics to be assessed: business planning, entrepreneurship, costs, revenue and profit, added value, cashflow forecasting, appraisal, budgeting, quality control and assurance.

The following topics to be assessed: Cost Benefit Analysis. Financial Analysis

Component 2-3 – 1 hour and 30 minutes. Thursday 20th May

A combined paper based on components 2

and 3. The following topics to be assessed: Component 2: growth, Decision making and

CPA and Financial analysis. Component 3: change, motivation.

Component 3 – 40 minutes. Section B 20 marks question. Tuesday 25th May

You will choose to write one 20 mark long

answer. Topics: Multinational companies and

globalization, Growth and Decision making

tools.

Chemistry A Level Evidence base:

TIER 1 EVIDENCE – 80% TIER 2 EVIDENCE – 20%

Paper 1 – Monday 26th April (65 minutes) See checklist for topics

December PPE Paper 1

Paper 2 – Friday 21st May (90 minutes) See checklist for topics

Week 25 Assessment

Computer Science A Level

Evidence base:

TIER 1 EVIDENCE – 80% TIER 2 EVIDENCE – 20%

Component 1 – Computer Systems – 90 mins (w/b 26th April)

December PPE

Component 2 - Algorithms and Programming – 90 mins (w/b 24th May)

Comp 1 and Comp 2 AP data from September 2020

Programming Project – Completed before Easter

English Literature A Level

Evidence base:

TIER 1 EVIDENCE – 80% TIER 2 EVIDENCE – 20%

Paper 1 Section A (Othello) Week Beginning 26th April

December PPE

Paper 1 Section C (Death of a

Salesman and Keats)

Week Beginning 26th April

Pre-Easter unseen class assessments

Paper 2 Section A (Unseen) Week Beginning 17th May

Paper 2 Section B (Choose from: The Handmaid’s Tale, Songs of Innocence and Experience or Harvest) Week Beginning 24th May

NEA

French A Level

Evidence base:

TIER 1 EVIDENCE – 80% TIER 2 EVIDENCE – 20%

December PPE Paper 1 exam Year 13 AP 1&2

April - Paper 1 assessment (1 hour). All content except Y13

module 6 and Year 13 modules 3.3, 5.2 & 5.3

Before Easter – Speaking assessment

May - Paper 2 assessments (1 hour each). Choice of 3 questions per work (book & film)

May – Paper 3 speaking assessment. IRP only

Geography A Level

Evidence base:

TIER 1 EVIDENCE – 80% TIER 2 EVIDENCE – 20%

Globalisation topic question (before Easter)

NEA (20%)

April - Paper 1 – Physical Geography – including Tectonics, Coasts & Water - 1 hour

May - Paper 2 – Human Geography – including Superpowers & Diverse Places - 1 hour

History A Level

Evidence base:

TIER 1 EVIDENCE – 80% TIER 2 EVIDENCE – 20%

Paper 1 Two Tudor knowledge questions, 50 marks, 90 minutes. April 2021.

One Tudor knowledge question completed in class before Easter, 25 marks, 45 minutes. March 2021.

Paper 2 One Russia source question, 30 marks, 60 minutes. May 2021.

One Tudor source question completed in the Autumn term, 30 marks.

NEA already completed, 40 marks.

Mathematics A Level

Evidence base:

TIER 1 EVIDENCE – 80% TIER 2 EVIDENCE – 20%

Statistics Paper Week beginning 29th March

PPE Dec 2020

Mechanics paper Week beginning 19th April

Pure paper 1 Week beginning 26th April

Pure paper 2 19th - 25th May

Media A Level

Evidence base:

TIER 1 EVIDENCE – 80% TIER 2 EVIDENCE – 20%

Component 1 Section A (music video, marketing) Week Beginning 26th April

December PPE

Component 1 Section B

(film, advertising) Week Beginning 26th April

Pre-Easter unseen classrooms assessments

Component 2 Section A (television) Week Beginning 17th May

Component 2 Section B

(magazines) Week Beginning 24th May

NEA

Physics A Level

Evidence base:

TIER 1 EVIDENCE – 80% TIER 2 EVIDENCE – 20%

March 25th Assessment

(Gravitational fields, electric fields & thermal physics, 1 hour)

December PPE

Summer term assessment 1 (Option topic, practical skills & data analysis, 1 hour, 4 May)

Summer term assessment 2 (Nuclear physics & capacitors, 1 hour, w/b 17th May)

Politics A Level

Evidence base:

TIER 1 EVIDENCE – 80% TIER 2 EVIDENCE – 20%

Paper 1 UK Government and Politics, three 9 mark questions, one 25 mark question, 52 marks, 81 minutes. April 2021.

Political ideas, 2 questions completed before Easter, 34 marks, 53 minutes. March 2021.

Paper 2 US Government and Politics, three 9 mark questions, one 25 mark question, 52 marks, 81 minutes. May 2021.

US Government and Politics, 2 questions completed before Easter, 34 marks, 53 minutes. March 2021

Product Design A Level

Evidence base:

TIER 1 EVIDENCE – 80% TIER 2 EVIDENCE – 20%

NEA – Fully assessed on all areas (research, specification, design ideas, manufacturing, evaluation) out of 100 marks.

December PPE – Full exam assessed out of 100 marks.

Assessment 1: 1 hour 30 minutes. w/b 26th April Students will complete the assessment based on their specialism e.g. product design or fashion and textiles.

Initial NEA mark Research and Specification Out of 30 marks.

Assessment 2: 1 hour 30 minutes w/b 19th May Students will complete the assessment based on their specialism e.g. product design or fashion and textiles.

Psychology A Level

Evidence base:

TIER 1 EVIDENCE – 80% TIER 2 EVIDENCE – 20%

Paper 2 replica 90 mins Week beginning 15/3/21 (Already completed)

PPE Paper 1 2 hours December 2020 (Already completed)

Paper 3: Schizophrenia and Relationships 1 hour w/b 26/4/21

Paper 3: Issues & Debates and Forensic psychology 1 hour W/b 17/5/21

Religious Studies A Level

Evidence base:

TIER 1 EVIDENCE – 80% TIER 2 EVIDENCE – 20%

3 x Question 3 Week beginning 29/3

Assessments completed in class during autumn term AP 3,4,5 and 7

2 x Question 1 and 2 x Question 2 • Design • Virtue Ethics • Ethical Lang: Meta Ethics • 5 Pillars • Martyrdom of Hussain

Week beginning 26/4

3 x Question 4 • Evil & Suffering

• Equality

• Quran

• Religion & Morality

• Gender in Islam

Week beginning 18/5

Sociology A Level

Evidence base:

TIER 1 EVIDENCE – 80% TIER 2 EVIDENCE – 20%

Paper 1 Three crime questions and one education question, 50 marks, 75 minutes. April 2021.

Two media questions completed in class before Easter, 20 marks. March 2021.

Paper 2 Two media questions and one family question, 40 marks, 60 minutes. May 2021.

One media question completed in the Autumn term, 10 marks.

One crime question completed in the Autumn term, 10 marks.

Spanish A Level

Evidence base:

TIER 1 EVIDENCE – 80% TIER 2 EVIDENCE – 20%

December PPE Paper 1 exam Year 13 AP 1&2

April - Paper 1 assessment (1 hour). All content except Y13

module 6.

Before Easter – Speaking assessment

May - Paper 2 assessment (1 hour). Book only, choice of 3 questions

May – Paper 3 speaking assessment. IRP only

Extended Project

Evidence base:

TIER 1 EVIDENCE – 100% TIER 2 EVIDENCE

Coursework project – as completed up to deadline

• completion of file forms

• up to 5000 word dissertation & bibliography

• low control

n/a

Completion of Powerpoint presentation notes – based on project & evaluation

Further Maths AS Level

Evidence base:

TIER 1 EVIDENCE – 80% TIER 2 EVIDENCE – 20%

Statistics paper Week beginning 26th April

PPE March – topics Volume of revolution, matrices, series,

complex numbers

Pure paper Week beginning 17th May

Mechanics paper Week beginning 24th May

Mathematical Studies

Evidence base:

TIER 1 EVIDENCE – 80% TIER 2 EVIDENCE – 20%

Paper 1A and 1B to be sat week beginning 26th April

P1 and P2 PPE in Dec 2020 and March 2021

Paper 2A and 2B to be sat week 19-25th May 2021

Media AS Level

Evidence base:

TIER 1 EVIDENCE – 80% TIER 2 EVIDENCE – 20%

Comp 1 A: Week beginning 26th April

December PPE

Comp 1 B: Week beginning 26th April

Pre-Easter unseen classrooms assessments

Comp 2 A: Week beginning, 17th May

Comp 2 B: Week beginning 24th May

Applied Science BTEC – Extended Certificate

Evidence base:

TIER 1 EVIDENCE – 80% TIER 2 EVIDENCE – 20%

Y12 coursework and exams (unit 1 and unit 2).

N/A

Y13 13 coursework (unit 8) ongoing and all due for completion May 2021.

Y13 External task (unit 3) April 2021.

Applied Science BTEC –Diploma

Evidence base:

TIER 1 EVIDENCE – 80% TIER 2 EVIDENCE – 20%

Y12 coursework and exams (unit 1, 2, 5 & 11).

N/A

Y13 coursework (unit 4, 6, & 8). Ongoing and all due for completion May 2021.

Y13 External Task (unit 3) April 2021.

Business BTEC – Extended Certificate

Evidence base:

TIER 1 EVIDENCE – 80% TIER 2 EVIDENCE – 20%

Units 1 and 2 – grades already generated in Summer 2020

n/a

Unit 3 – End of section assessments and two PPE exams completed in Autumn 2020.

Unit 8 – internally assessed assignment being completed during the Spring term

Business BTEC - Diploma

Evidence base:

TIER 1 EVIDENCE – 80% TIER 2 EVIDENCE – 20%

Units 1, 2, 4 and 14. Grades already generated in Summer 2020

n/a

Unit 3 – End of section assessments and two PPE exams completed in Autumn 2020.

Unit 6 – End of section assessments and one PPE exam completed in Autumn term.

Units 8 and 5. - internally assessed assignments being completed during the Spring term.

Criminology – Applied Diploma

Evidence base:

TIER 1 EVIDENCE – 80% TIER 2 EVIDENCE – 20%

Unit 3: Crime Scene to Courtroom - coursework unit

Unit 4 SWANS and PPE (December 2020)

Unit 4: Crime and Punishment exam paper - May

Assessment March 2021

Health & Social Care BTEC – Extended Certificate

Evidence base:

TIER 1 EVIDENCE – 80% TIER 2 EVIDENCE – 20%

Unit 1 and 5 – grades generated in summer 2020

PPE/SWANS from September – December

Unit 14: Physiological Disorders coursework unit completed this year

Unit 2 exam paper - 90 minutes in April

Health & Social Care BTEC - Diploma

Evidence base:

TIER 1 EVIDENCE – 80% TIER 2 EVIDENCE – 20%

Units 1, 2, 5 and 7 – grades generated in summer 2020

PPE/SWANS from September - December.

Units 8, 18 and 20 coursework units completed this year.

Unit 2 exam paper - 90 minutes in May.

Health & Social Care BTEC – Extended Diploma

Evidence base:

TIER 1 EVIDENCE – 80% TIER 2 EVIDENCE – 20%

Units 1, 2, 5, 7, 11 and 19 – grades generated in summer 2020

PPE/SWANS from September – December.

Units 6, 8, 14, 18 and 20 coursework units completed this year.

Unit 3: Anatomy and Physiology exam in April. Unit 4: Shortened version of the exam in April.

IT BTEC

Evidence base:

TIER 1 EVIDENCE – 80% TIER 2 EVIDENCE – 20%

Unit 6 - Website Coursework completed this year.

Unit 1 IT Systems PPE

Unit 1 IT Systems Assessment - shortened version of the exam.

Assessments from September to December

English Language GCSE

Evidence base:

TIER 1 EVIDENCE – 80% TIER 2 EVIDENCE – 20%

English Language Paper 1,

Question 4 and 5

1 hour 20 minutes

Week Beginning 26th April

Previous Resit Results

English Language Paper 2,

Question 4 and 5

1 hour 20 minutes

Week Beginning 17th May

Mathematics GCSE

Evidence base:

TIER 1 EVIDENCE – 80% TIER 2 EVIDENCE – 20%

Short papers P1 (Non Calc) April

PPE March 2021

Short papers P2 (Calc) April

Short papers P3 (Calc) May

Additional short P1 (Non calc) May